Egypt vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$980
🏠 One person rent
$145
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$247
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$6569
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
4.67
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
13
🌐 English speaking %
40%
2%
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
117M
7.38M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 4% more expensive than in Libya ($401). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 195th for Libya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 128th and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Libya

We calculate prices for Egypt and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 13 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$2.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$0.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$27.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$8.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$1.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$59.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$970

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Libya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$457
1.29M
Misrata
$394
881K
Benghazi
$394
632K
Ajdabiya
$355
416K
Al-Khums
$389
202K
Zawiya
$316
199K
Gharyan
$372
123K
Tobruk
$360
136K
Sabratha
$364
102K
Sabha
$373
99K
Derna
$359
90K
Zuwarah
$367
80.3K
Yafran
$382
72.7K